SHARON \u2013 Sharon residents are used to seeing Rick Hale perform, most recently at WaterFire Sharon and 40 Below, and, in his younger years, in Sharon High School musicals.<\/p>\n
The Sharon native and tenor is now excited to make his debut with the Pittsburgh Opera as Bardolfo in Giuseppe Verdi\u2019s \u201cFalstaff.\u201d<\/p>\n
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